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Providence schools to exit federal multilingual learner settlement monitoring

Education 11/19/2024

PROVIDENCE – The Providence Public School District has reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to exit federal monitoring that was part...

PROVIDENCE MAYOR BRETT P. SMILEY announced Tuesday that the city has implemented a hiring freeze and ordered a stoppage of all discretionary spending in response response to a R.I. Superior Court ruling last week that ordered the city to pay funding to the Providence Public School and the for $8.5 million in state aid to the city to be withheld. / PBN FILE PHOTO / MICHAEL SALERNO

Mayor: Court ruling over school funding will cause ‘real consequences’ for...

Education 11/12/2024

PROVIDENCE – In response to an R.I. Superior Court ruling last week that ordered the city to pay funding to the Providence Public School...

THE $137.2 MILLION BOND that North Kingstown voters approved to replace the aging Wickford Middle School, pictured, and renovate Davisville Middle School was part of nearly $800 million in local bonds approved in 11 Rhode Island cities and towns on Tuesday. / COURTESY WICKFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL

Nearly $800M in local bonds approved in 11 R.I. communities

Education 11/06/2024

PROVIDENCE – Voters in 11 Rhode Island communities signed off on nearly $800 million in bonds for various projects, including housing, school construction and...

THE PROVIDENCE CITY COUNCIL has offered an additional $2.5 million to help the Providence Public School District avoid making cuts to athletic programming and busing. Pictured is Providence City Hall. / PBN FILE PHOTO/CHRIS BERGENHEIM

City officials offer $2.5M to help schools avoid cuts; PPSD says...

Education 10/30/2024

PROVIDENCE – The City Council on Tuesday stated that it proposed an additional $2.5 million in funding to the Providence Public School District to...

Smiley makes offer to school district to help close budget gap

Education 10/10/2024

PROVIDENCE – City Hall has offered to provide $1 million in additional funding to the Providence Public School District to help address its budget deficit...

ANGELICA INFANTE-GREEN is expected to receive a new three-year contract to remain as the state's education commissioner. /PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Infante-Green to receive new 3-year contract as R.I.’s education commissioner

Education 09/26/2024

PROVIDENCE – Angélica Infante-Green is expected to remain the state’s education commissioner for the next three years. The R.I. Council on Elementary and Secondary Education...

PROVIDENCE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT Javier Montañez on Wednesday says the district has confirmed that unauthorized access occurred within the district's digital network. / COURTESY CLASSICAL HIGH SCHOOL

Providence schools confirm ‘unauthorized access’ in computer network; files may have...

Education 09/25/2024

PROVIDENCE – Providence Public Schools District Superintendent Javier Montañez said in a message to the school community on Wednesday that the district has obtained...

INTERNET WAS RESTORED within the Providence Public School District, but the cause of the network security breach it sustained remains unknown.

Internet restored in Providence schools, impact of breach remains unclear

Education 09/24/2024

PROVIDENCE – Internet connectivity within city schools has been restored nearly two weeks after the Providence Public School District experienced a network security breach. However,...

THE PROVIDENCE PUBLIC School District has sustained a network security breach, according the Providence School Board President Erlin R. Rogel.

Providence schools experience network security breach

Education 09/18/2024

PROVIDENCE – The state’s largest public school district has experienced a network security breach and the school board will meet in a special executive...